#  ENVIRONMENT, ECOLOGY & BIODIVERSITY

1. Massive locust invasion in Gujarat  Pg – 01
2. Modi launches Atal scheme on groundwater  Pg – 12

#  SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Delhi’s first transit-oriented hub to come up in Karkardooma  Pg – 04
2. Study warns of growing cancer burden across India  Pg – 09
3. IPC law on suicide is redundant, says expert  Pg – 09
4. Groups call for ban on surgeries on intersex minors  Pg – 09

#  ECONOMY

1. Railways start vistadome train on Kalka-Shimla route  Pg – 05
2. NITI member bats for 2 GST slabs  Pg – 15
3. NTPC to invest Rs.50000 cr. For 10 GW solar capacity  Pg – 15
4. Centre promises free Wi-Fi to 48000 villages till March 2020  Pg – 15
5. India eyes 60% share of global ship recycling business, says Minister  Pg – 15

#  HERITAGE AND CULTURE

1. Earliest Sanskrit inscription in South India found in A.P.  Pg – 08

#  SECURITY ISSUES

1. CDS will bring in synergy, say experts  Pg – 12

#  GEOGRAPHY

1. Typhoon Phanfone batters Philippines, thousands hit  Pg – 14

#  EDITORIALS OF THE DAY

1. Mind the gap (Social Issues)  Pg – 10

#  ARTICLES OF THE DAY

1. Detention, ‘not linked to NRC’ (Polity and Governance)  Pg – 11

#  DATA POINT

1. Present perfect, but future tense (Economy)  Pg – 11